Alphabet
Corporate Bias Rating
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Risk Level:
Summary:
Alphabet, the parent company of Google and its many subsidiaries, has demonstrated a willingness to censor a wide range of voices, mostly conservatives and Christians, on its platforms and police-protected speech in discriminatory ways. Google does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees and discriminates against conservative and religious nonprofits in its charitable giving. Alphabet regularly uses its corporate reputation and funds to advance ideological causes. Google provides a benefits package for employees which covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children. The company opposed various state and local legislation intended to protect parental rights, girls’ sports, bathroom facilities, and gendered spaces. Google is a member of the MCCA, indicating its focus on recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees based on race. For these reasons, Alphabet receives a High Risk rating.
Board Bias
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CEO of Alphabet
Lawrence E. Page
Summary:
Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Alphabet is a member of the Fortune 250 operating in the Web Browsers industry. Lawrence E. Page and John L. Hennessey serve as CEO/President and Chairman, respectively, leading the company’s C-suite executive team and the board of directors. Amongst these teams, the collective leadership is responsible for $74,379 to Republican causes and $6,695,556 to Democratic causes. Under their tenure, Alphabet currently holds a 'High Risk' risk rating.
Political Contributions of Leadership:
$74,379
$6,695,556
Republican
Democrat
Shareholder Proposals
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Date | ESG Category | Proponent | Summary of Resolution | Mgmt Rec | Total Vote % in Favor |
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6/2/23 | Governance | NorthStar Asset Management | Equalize Shareholder Voting | Against | 30.70% |
6/2/23 | Social | National Center for Public Policy Research | Congruency Report on Partnerships with Global Organizations | Against | 0.40% |
6/2/23 | Governance | National Legal and Policy Center | Content Governance Report | Against | 0.60% |
6/2/23 | Governance | James McRitchie and Myra K. Young | Bylaw Amendments to Further Include Shareholders in Governance Practices | Against | 4.90% |
6/2/23 | Social | Arjuna Capital | Report on Expanding Abortion-Related Privacy Protections | Against | 7.00% |
6/2/23 | Governance | Harrington Investments, Inc. | Performance Review of the Audit and Compliance Committee | Against | 8.30% |
6/2/23 | Governance | John Chevedden | Require Executives to Retain More Stock | Against | 9.70% |
6/2/23 | Social | Missionary Oblates of Mary - United States Province | Report on Human Rights Assessment on Data Siting | Against | 13.00% |
6/2/23 | Environmental | Zevin Asset Management | Report on Climate Lobbying | Against | 14.10% |
6/2/23 | Social | Trillium Asset Management on behalf of John Hancock ESG Cap Core Fund | Report on Disclosure of Algorithmic Systems | Against | 17.00% |
6/2/23 | Governance | United Church Funds | Lobbying Report | Against | 17.70% |
6/2/23 | Social | Shareholder Association for Research and Education, on behalf of United Church of Canada Pension Plan | Human Rights Assessment of Targeted Advertisement Practices | Against | 17.80% |
6/2/23 | Social | Boston Common Asset Management | Report on Alignment of YouTube Policies with Legislation | Against | 17.90% |
6/1/22 | Social | National Legal and Policy Center | Report on Government Takedown Requests | Against | 0.40% |
6/1/22 | Environmental | Impax (Pax World) Asset Management | Report on Physical Risks of Climate Change | Against | 17.74% |
6/1/22 | Governance | Northstar Asset Management | Give Each Share an Equal Vote | Against | 33.16% |
6/1/22 | Social | Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge | Disclose More Quantitative and Qualitative Information on Algorithmic Systems | Against | 23.00% |
6/1/22 | Governance | SOC Investment Group | Adopt Policy on Non-Management Employee Representative Director | Against | 2.55% |
6/1/22 | Social | John Chevedden | Assessment of Company's Management of Misinformation and Disinformation Across Platforms | Against | 3.51% |
6/1/22 | Governance | Dale Wannen | Establishment of an Environmental Sustainability Board Committee | Against | 4.74% |
6/1/22 | Environmental | As You Sow | Report on Water Management Risks | Against | 22.54% |
6/1/22 | Governance | Arjuna Capital | Report on Steps to Improve Board Diversity | Against | 5.25% |
6/1/22 | Social | The Nathan Cummings Foundation | Racial Equity Audit | Against | 22.31% |
6/1/22 | Social | Trillium Asset Management | Report on External Costs of Misinformation and Impact on Diversified Shareholders | Against | 19.54% |
6/1/22 | Social | Sanford Lewis | Report Assessing Collaboration with Military and Militarized Policing Agencies | Against | 9.16% |
6/1/22 | Social | Boston Common Asset Management | Report on Lobbying Payments and Policy | Against | 18.94% |
6/1/22 | Social | Whistle Stop Capital | Report Risks Associated with Use of Concealment Clauses | Against | 11.95% |
6/1/22 | Social | Brandon Hardy | Report on Data Collection, Privacy, and Security | Against | 12.21% |
6/1/22 | Environmental | Zevin Asset Mgmt. | Report on Climate Lobbying | Against | 18.80% |
6/1/22 | Social | SumOfUs | Report on Risks of Doing Business in Countries with Significant Human Rights Concerns | Against | 16.99% |
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